Danny Graves vs. Al Orth — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Orth
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Orth built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Orth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.05 and 1.455 for Danny Graves. By the career numbers, Al Orth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Al Orth

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
1.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.91
51.91
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
3.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10064
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3354.2
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3564
9.56
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
1.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.54
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
4.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13093
35.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.12
37.12

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Al Orth

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
1.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11742
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
994
2.29
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
3.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
3.02
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Al Orth

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
202.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1698
570.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
155.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
121.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.62
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187.71
63.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
208.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
175.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
61.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
61.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
119.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213.88
71.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
9.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100